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Restrictive covenants like this one blocked minority homeownership for decades. A law recently passed in Washington is designed to turn that around.

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Righting a wrong
September 15, 2023 1:30 a.m.

Righting a wrong

Covenants Homeownership Account Act will help minority buyers get their first homes

MOSES LAKE — It’s well known that racial disparities have historically existed in housing. Official racial discrimination – rules about which races can live where – hasn’t been legal in the U.S. for more than half a century, but its effects are still seen today...